4 Baseball vs. Ferris State Tuesday, 2 p.m. Fisher Stadium SPORTS Football Spring Game Saturday, 1 p.m. Michigan Stadium The Michigan Daily Monday, April 10, 1989 Page 12 E Netters bounce back 17th-ranked Wolverines return injured stars, Washington and Kass, beat Indiana and OSU to reaffirm Big Ten status Golfers fight foes and foul weather BY ANDREW GOTTESMAN Prior to this weekend, Michigan's men's tennis team was 4-9, loaded with injured players and already being written off to defend their Big Ten championship. Not any more. The Wolverines made it clear that the courts are still a most unwelcome place for conference contenders1 by defeating 22nd-ranked Indiana on Saturday, 5-4, and decimating Ohio State yesterday, 9-0. Moreover, Mich- igan returned their injured players into action. Indiana (13-6 overall, 0-2 in the Big Ten), one of three much-improved teams hoping to dethrone Mich- igan (6-9, 2-0) this year, came into Ann Arbor with visions of establishing themselves as the team to beat. INSTEAD, Michigan, ranked 17th nationally, took numbers one, two, three and five singles, and number two doubles to secure the win. "This was an extremely important win for us," Michigan head coach Brian Eisner said. "Kind of a must-win." The victory was not an easy one. With five singles matches completed, Michigan held a slim 3-2 lead. The only match still in progress was second singles, which featured Michigan's Dan Goldberg, third-ranked in the country, against Eoin Collins. Goldberg won the first set, 6-3. Collins came alive in the second set, however, winning 6-4. Thef Hoosier could not stay with Goldberg long enough, though, and finally succumbed, 7-5 in the third set. That match gave Michigan a 4-2 lead, meaningc they needed only one win in doubles for the victory. First-year player Dave Kass and junior transfer Srinivasj Tummala delivered that in second doubles, winning, 6- 4, 6-2. GOLDBERG'S win proved to be of extra import- ance, as Indiana took both of the other doubles matches. "We played with a lot of emotion," Eisner said. That emotion was shown most by Kass, who psyched up himself, and the rest of the team, with bursts of enthusiasm. Kass won easily in a baseline battle, 6-3, 6-2. It was his first match back since re- injuring his shoulder three weeks ago. "My shoulder hurt the whole match," Kass said. "I shouldn't have played, but we needed to win today." Washington, another of the walking-wounded, also felt some pain. "My ankle bothered me a little," he said. "It was hard for me to push up a little on serves, but luckily for me (my opponent) wasn't returning well today." EISNER hoped the win wouldn't lull the Wolv- erines into a false sense of security for the match with a weaker Ohio State team. "I don't think this takes pres- sure off," he said. "I hope the closeness of this match makes us come back tomorrow and play even tougher." And that's exactly what Michigan did, and more. Ironically, Washington was one of only two Wolverines to drop a set in singles competition. He ended up defeating first-year phenom Ty Tucker, 6-2, 6- 7 (7-4), 6-1, in only Tucker's third-ever college match. The three doubles matches presented a little more competition for Michigan. The Buckeyes went three sets in all three matches, but couldn't put any in their win column. 4 JOSE JUAREZ/Daily Michigan's Malivai Washington returned from an ankle injury to lead the 17th ranked Wolverines to two Big Ten wins over Indiana and Ohio State last weekend. Classy time in D.C. Steve Blonder Blonde'soner A team wins a national championship, and the next thing you know, it's off to see the Prez. Interim basketball coach Steve Fisher made his exploratory trip last Thursday, when he and his wife were guests of President and Mrs. Bush at a state dinner. Fisher sat at a table with Israeli premier Yitzchak Shamir. I wonder if he volunteered to coach the Israeli national team in the next Olympics? Winning an Olympic medal seems a natural progression after a national championship. The players' turn comes next. Wednesday, the players, coaching staff, and other assorted Michigan basketball program hangers-on will depart Detroit's Metro airport for a Rose Garden visit. The Michigan entourage will present Bush with a memento, Bush will make a speech praising the Wolverines, lots of flash bulbs will go off, and another champi passed through the White F But at what cost? The players missed su class during their NCAA r Sure the team has tutor the squad is required to par even while on the road. But when is enough mis Every college student s while. But one cannot sk class within the past three v completely caught up acad( And now to take offa week before the end of the t The Schembechler regin importance of academics. Some teams now travel in order to facilitate studyir means less class time ionship team will have The Board in Control of Intercollegiate House. Athletics is no longer serving as a rubber stamp for coaches' travel plans. But instead is taking a ibstantial amounts of critical look at the timing of certain events, and un. the number of classes athletes are missing in rs for the players, and order to compete. ticipate in study tables But the team trip to the White House goes against this trend. sed class enough. Why can't the team wait two weeks and visit kips classes once in a our nation's capital when final exams are all ip at least 11 days of over? Why do they have to skip a day of classes, weeks and expect to be particularly when both players and Fisher have emically speaking. been bemoaning the missed class time? another day only one A trip to visit the President is certainly a term? worthwhile excursion for the Michigan me has emphasized the basketball team. But taking a day off from academics under these circumstances makes me by bus instead of van, wonder whether academics is a priority, or ng while on the road. whether it really is "business as usual." _ .. Fisher Continued from Page 1 that's it," assistant coach Mike Boyd said. "He's able to get through to these kids and calm them down when things aren't going well." Players could not understand why Schembechler would consider anyone but Fisher for the position. "Steve Fisher has stuck by the players when it seemed like nothing was working," Rumeal Robinson said. "I don't see why they would even look for anyone else." Loy Vaught added, "Coach Fisher is a great psychologist. He knows how to get the best out of you men- tally and he can motivate you easily. I think he's the best person for the job." Illinois State athletic director Ron Wellman said Fisher was scheduled to interview there later this week, and expressed disappointment at los- ing Fisher. Fisher has been the focal point of a number of other schools since the tournament ended. He called Ball State last week to inquire about its position which was filled by assis- tant, Dick Hunsaker. Western Michigan University also has pub- licly expressed interest in Fisher. Other rumored candidates for the Michigan job ranged from Indiana's Bob Knight to the San Antonio Spurs' Larry Brown. In a report from the San Antonio Express-News, Brown expressed interest in the Michigan post when he was in De- troit playing the Pistons last month. Brown, who signed a five-year, $3.5 million contract, denied all reports. Duke's Mike Krzyzewski and Evansville's Jim Crews, both former Knight assistants, were speculated to be candidates for the job, but they were never interviewed. On March 15, Fisher was given the job on an interim basis when ex- coach Bill Frieder left Ann Arbor for the Arizona State job, with the NCAA tournament only two days away. Schembechler, who stated that financial reasons would not be taken into consideration in hiring the new coach, insisted on a "Michigan man" coaching the Wolverines in the tournament. Currently, Fisher is the only un- defeated head coach in America with a record of 6-0. Blue frozen out TheMichigan basebaflteam met with harsh weather o this weekend. Scheduled to play doubleheaders Saturday and Sunday against Big Ten rival Minnesota, wind chills near 00 forced the teams to cancel Saturday's games and move Sunday's contests into the Metro-dome (late start). The teams will also play one game today. Weekend a Wash out for Blue BY THEODORE COX The Michigan women's golf team returned home yesterday from this past weekend's Indiana University Invitational with a disappointing twelfth place finish out of a field of fifteen squads. The Wolverines suffered several setbacks during the weekend. The first occured Friday when the team's leading scorer, Erica Zonder, became ill and had to stay home and miss the trip. The second problem Michigan had to deal with was the horrible playing conditions in Indiana. It snowed Saturday, cancelling one of the three rounds. On Sunday, the team had to compete in tem- peratures below thirty degrees. Bad weather has plagued the Wolverine squad all year. "Our biggest problem has been the weather. We haven't been able to get out and hit balls," said Michigan coach Sue LeClair. Rebecca Hayes was the top scorer for the Wolverines, with rounds of 81 and 79. LeClair was also impressed with Darcy Chandler's play. She shot poorly on Saturday, but came back yesterday with a respectable score of 86. BY THEODORE COX As the competition gets harder, Michigan's men's golf team con- tinues to improve. The Wolveripe golfers finished fourth out of eigh- teen teams last Friday in the Mar-4 shall Invitational in Huntington, West Virginia. According to head coach Jim Car- ras, Michigan could have come in first if the tournament hadn't ended Saturday due to inclement weather. Because of the wind and rain, Mich- igan golfer Hersh Patel's two under par performance at the eleventh hole Saturday was wasted. As a result, the scores from Friday's two 18 hole rounds determined the final results. "We would have probably been able to win the tournament, had we been able to finish it," Carras said. "Because it was such a horrible day, I doubt many people were able to shoot nearly as well." After the first round Friday morning, Michigan was tied for first place with Northwestern and Miami of Ohio with an overall score of 290. The Wolverines' scores rose in the afternoon's second round to a score of Patel an 299. That caused the team to drop 4o fourth place, seven strokes behind Big Ten rival Northwestern, whih finished first. The only other Big Tn team in the tournament, Ohio State, took third place. Patel (72-71), who is in tie running for an individual conferece title, Bob Papp (71-77), and Tom Paton (72-76) led the squad in scoring. "I am extremely pleased wilh Hersh's play," said Carras. "I think the guy is playing remarkably well; I can't emphasize that enough for this time of year." The team's next tournament, this weekend in Columbus, Ohio, could be even more of a challenge. "This will tell me exactly where we stand," Carras said. "It's difficult to make evaluations and comparisons unless you have all the (Big Ten) teams there. 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